1003 Players For 70 Open Slots In 8 Teams - That's The Story Of The IPL 2019 Auction

1003 players have registered themselves for 70 spots available in 8 IPL teams for the upcoming mini-auction. It will be held on December 18 in Jaipur.

There will also be 232 overseas players. Of the 800 uncapped players 746 are Indian.

Among the foreigners, 35 Australians have registered themselves while 27 players are from Afghanistan. The highest number of players registered -- 59 -- are from South Africa while USA, Hong Kong and Ireland have one player each in the initial list.

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The list will be further pruned for the auction with franchises being given time till December 10 to submit their wish-list of players.

Another notable development will be the absence of auctioneer Richard Madley, who became a regular feature during the IPL auctions over the years.